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W12 17 Dec 18 4.19pm

Originally posted by Pussay Patrol

Well exactly, remainers are not anti democracy, they just want democracy from being in an informed and educated position. Why wouldn't you?

Because people are too stupid to know what they are voting for right? (and only the ones that voted for brexit).

Brexit voters want out from the EU - all of it. In fact we now demand it now that it's been put to the vote. All the crash out, cliff edge stuff is hyperbolic and underhand.

I have contempt for anyone suggesting another vote. If that happens many people will quite rightly just never vote again.

 

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View Stirlingsays's Profile Stirlingsays Flag 17 Dec 18 4.21pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by Mapletree

It is absolutely true that if it is the will of the people to leave, a vote would merely solidify that intention

It therefore feels invidious of those who object to it to refuse a final say on the deal.

It's almost as though those advocating leaving feel that in reality it isn't the wish of the majority and they somehow managed to sneak through a vote against the wishes of the people.

This isn't how it works.

If we had a second vote on this topic so soon after the first one.....and lets remember that pro EU governments wouldn't allow a vote for forty years.....If a second vote was allowed and remain won.....How is that more legitimate?

Leave could then just as legitimately say.....hang on, remain lied....Remain dominated the media, they spent far more, they had the government's backing and so on....They can point to many aspects of fairness.

How then could remainers say that a best of three wasn't just as legitimate?

Then a best of five....and so on.

I'm not wholely against the idea of a second vote. However, you guys have to wait, like we were made to wait.

As we are generally far....and not just by a little, but far more interested in democracy than many on the remain side I'd be content with another vote ten or twenty years down the line once Brexit had really had a chance.

As far as I'm seeing.....Remain want to destroy Brexit, which won quite clearly, before it has even started by any means possible.

Edited by Stirlingsays (17 Dec 2018 4.22pm)

 


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View Mapletree's Profile Mapletree Flag Croydon 17 Dec 18 4.30pm Send a Private Message to Mapletree Add Mapletree as a friend

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

This isn't how it works.

If we had a second vote on this topic so soon after the first one.....and lets remember that pro EU governments wouldn't allow a vote for forty years.....If a second vote was allowed and remain won.....How is that more legitimate?

Leave could then just as legitimately say.....hang on, remain lied....Remain dominated the media, they spent far more, they had the government's backing and so on....They can point to many aspects of fairness.

How then could remainers say that a best of three wasn't just as legitimate?

Then a best of five....and so on.

I'm not wholely against the idea of a second vote. However, you guys have to wait, like we were made to wait.

As we are generally far....and not just by a little, but far more interested in democracy than many on the remain side I'd be content with another vote ten or twenty years down the line once Brexit had really had a chance.

As far as I'm seeing.....Remain want to destroy Brexit, which won quite clearly, before it has even started by any means possible.

Edited by Stirlingsays (17 Dec 2018 4.22pm)

I don't see how this answers my point

We are on the cusp of taking decisive action now. I don't know how many times it has been said that the nature of an EU exit is now clearer and it isn't what many people thought it was going to be. It is an enormous step leaving - and irreversible. Not leaving is reversible.

Frankly, if it were the best of 5 I wouldn't really mind. I suspect given the amount of time people have had to consider all of the angles, the UK is now much better briefed and if people still feel they want to leave, reluctantly I would accede to that. I just don't think that's the mood of the people, but I don't live in Sunderland.

By my reckoning you had to wait 2 years for a vote. 1973 to 1975.

Edited by Mapletree (17 Dec 2018 4.35pm)

 

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View Stirlingsays's Profile Stirlingsays Flag 17 Dec 18 4.34pm Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

Originally posted by Mapletree

I don't see how this answers my point

By my reckoning you had to wait 2 years for a vote. 1973 to 1975.

Over forty years we had to wait, don't be silly Maple.

Nope, there is no legitimacy in asking for a second vote until there has been a significant time span where people can make a informed verdict on Brexit and whether they want to associate themselves with the EU.

 


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Originally posted by Stirlingsays

Over forty years we had to wait, don't be silly Maple.

Nope, there is no legitimacy in asking for a second vote until there has been a significant time span where people can make a informed verdict on Brexit and whether they want to associate themselves with the EU.

That is so random.

Significant time span? Why?

If it is clear that the will of the people has shifted radically should they just be made to wait anyway, because... Well, just because.

After the first vote, which was quite clear (67% in favour), there was never an obvious weight of opinion within the country to leave until recently. Even two years ago the vote was hardly overwhelming.

If you were to undertake a poll now how do you think that would come out?

 

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Pussay Patrol Flag 17 Dec 18 4.42pm

Originally posted by W12

Because people are too stupid to know what they are voting for right? (and only the ones that voted for brexit).

Brexit voters want out from the EU - all of it. In fact we now demand it now that it's been put to the vote. All the crash out, cliff edge stuff is hyperbolic and underhand.

I have contempt for anyone suggesting another vote. If that happens many people will quite rightly just never vote again.

I never said people are stupid, you can't change the past so yes, no 2nd vote and let's see it out.

Maybe the negative economic forecasts are exaggerated but they do come from very credible sources like the governer of the bank of England and CEOs at top companies and not many are putting forward any positives, if at all.

You may have voted for non economic reasons but its still your mortgage, the price at the till, your house price, your pension at play. Were putting all that up for absolutely nothing in return.

 


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Parliament can't decide? There's nothing to decide - the referendum was their mandate. Now back the PM and get on with it - or else!!!!!

 

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Originally posted by Mapletree

That is so random.

Significant time span? Why?

If it is clear that the will of the people has shifted radically should they just be made to wait anyway, because... Well, just because.

After the first vote, which was quite clear (67% in favour), there was never an obvious weight of opinion within the country to leave until recently. Even two years ago the vote was hardly overwhelming.

If you were to undertake a poll now how do you think that would come out?

There were pushes for a vote on the EU for decades, they were resisted despite governments of both left and right signing up to controversial EU agreements precisely because they deemed that they could lose a vote.

So I find your presentation of the recent past very convenient. What we have had is a hell of a point of establishment backed scare mongering from those with agendas. Let the people find out how Brexit works out for themselves. After ten years, if it's convenient, we shall vote.

We had a vote in 2016.....remain had most of the money and most of the media. They lost.

Now we should have Brexit.....otherwise having votes is pointless and illusions to democracy are just that.

Edited by Stirlingsays (17 Dec 2018 4.53pm)

 


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steve1984 17 Dec 18 4.56pm

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

As you can see there is no mention of Brexit all in connection with the forthcoming job losses

No but neither does it say that it wasn't, consequently we can only speculate.

But what I would say is that Tata Motors have signed off on two turnaround plans. The first involves saving money and the second involves getting more sales.

They need to invest away from diesel but it would seem that this investment will happen somewhere else.

If they cocked up and need to start from scratch then as a global company they can decide to invest anywhere. Seems like they didn't choose the UK.

Which of course is just more speculation.

 

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As a politician I would want a second vote here.

I wouldn't want to be associated with a disaster without covering myself and acquainting the public with what is actually happening.

Then it is their problem.

My attitude though is that the government is their to govern and act in the national interest, not to ask the uninformed public what to do.

Brexit must be terminated for that reason.

It is not in the countries interest, as Tony Blair has just said.


 

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steve1984 17 Dec 18 5.02pm

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

....otherwise having votes is pointless and illusions to democracy are just that.

"Another vote which would do irreparable damage to our politics. Because, it would say to millions who trusted in our democracy that our democracy does not deliver." Theresa May earlier today

Is there anyone here who really thinks that our democracy delivers?

 

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Originally posted by steeleye20

It is not in the countries interest, as Tony Blair has just said.

Is this the same Tony Blair that insisted that we should invade Iraq as they had weapons of mass destruction?

 

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